Pawtucket, RI (Rhode Island) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 71,765 (All urban)

Pawtucket, Rhode Island Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 31,819 (30,047 occupied: 13,346 owner occupied, 16,701 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	56%
State:	40%

Housing density: 3642 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $672 (lower quartile is $490, upper quartile is $809)

Housing units in Pawtucket with a mortgage: 5,452 (563 second mortgage, 567 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,501

Pawtucket,RI index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $237,900 (it was $101,800 in 2000)

Pawtucket:	$237,900
Rhode Island:	$292,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $203,000 - $291,500

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $248,734
Here: $248,734
State: $363,749

Townhouses or other attached units: $238,442
Here: $238,442
State: $317,911

In 2-unit structures: $258,662
Here: $258,662
State: $291,227

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $290,184
Here: $290,184
State: $312,996

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $287,742
Here: $287,742
State: $224,892

Mobile homes: $24,488
Here: $24,488
State: $45,819

Median year house/condo built: 1939

Median year apartment built: 1939

Household type by relationship

Households: 72,299

In family households: 58,607 (12,143 male householders, 6,375 female householders)
12,413 spouses, 22,277 children (20,991 natural, 366 adopted, 920 stepchildren), 861 grandchildren, 935 brothers or sisters, 776 parents, 1,126 other relatives, 1,701 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 13,692 (5,016 male householders (4,038 living alone)), 6,508 female householders (5,684 living alone)), 2,168 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 659 (442 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,311 2-persons, 4,790 3-persons, 3,851 4-persons, 1,652 5-persons, 607 6-persons, 307 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9,722 1-person, 1,582 2-persons, 152 3-persons, 45 4-persons, 1 5-persons, 22 6-persons.

9,537 married couples with children.
6,988 single-parent households (1,159 men, 5,829 women).

64.3% of residents of Pawtucket speak English at home.
13.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
20.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (54% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other language at home (63% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 17,036 (23.4%)
(44.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pawtucket, Rhode Island:
	1 room: 17 2 rooms: 47 3 rooms: 378 4 rooms: 1,526 5 rooms: 4,050 6 rooms: 3,953 7 rooms: 1,755 8 rooms: 818 9 or more rooms: 802

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pawtucket, Rhode Island:
	1 room: 366 2 rooms: 1,571 3 rooms: 3,352 4 rooms: 4,440 5 rooms: 4,436 6 rooms: 1,833 7 rooms: 418 8 rooms: 222 9 or more rooms: 63

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 42
1995 to 1998: 208
1990 to 1994: 555
1980 to 1989: 2,173
1970 to 1979: 2,782
1960 to 1969: 3,183
1950 to 1959: 4,880
1940 to 1949: 4,572
1939 or earlier: 13,424

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Pawtucket:
	no bedroom: 17 1 bedroom: 621 2 bedrooms: 3,783 3 bedrooms: 6,831 4 bedrooms: 1,544 5 or more bedrooms: 550

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pawtucket:
	no bedroom: 440 1 bedroom: 5,161 2 bedrooms: 6,763 3 bedrooms: 3,887 4 bedrooms: 369 5 or more bedrooms: 81

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Pawtucket in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 925 1 vehicle: 4,649 2 vehicles: 5,634 3 vehicles: 1,619 4 vehicles: 423 5 or more vehicles: 96

Cars and other vehicles available in Pawtucket in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 3,927 1 vehicle: 8,355 2 vehicles: 3,770 3 vehicles: 466 4 vehicles: 86 5 or more vehicles: 97

Pawtucket rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Pawtucket:

Less than $100: 96 people
$100 to $149: 48
$150 to $199: 205
$200 to $249: 415
$250 to $299: 766
$300 to $349: 439
$350 to $399: 362
$400 to $449: 364
$450 to $499: 676
$500 to $549: 851
$550 to $599: 1,098
$600 to $649: 1,529
$650 to $699: 1,777
$700 to $749: 1,419
$750 to $799: 1,275
$800 to $899: 1,956
$900 to $999: 1,122
$1,000 to $1,249: 686
$1,250 to $1,499: 126
$1,500 to $1,999: 56
$2,000 or more: 48
No cash rent: 388

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 3,455 1990 to 1994: 2,639 1985 to 1989: 3,150 1980 to 1984: 1,790 1975 to 1979: 2,135 1970 to 1974: 1,149 1970 to 1974: 1,291 1965 to 1969: 1,427

Pawtucket, RI Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 70.4%
Number of people working at home: 421 (1.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 810
5 to 9 minutes: 4282
10 to 14 minutes: 6271
15 to 19 minutes: 5916
20 to 24 minutes: 5182
25 to 29 minutes: 1892
30 to 34 minutes: 3077
35 to 39 minutes: 482
40 to 44 minutes: 627
45 to 59 minutes: 1331
60 to 89 minutes: 1355
90 or more minutes: 595

Pawtucket mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 24,449 (76%)
Carpooled: 4,629 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 859 (3%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 33 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 22 (0%)
Railroad: 243 (1%)
Ferryboat: 7 (0%)
Taxi: 23 (0%)
Bicycle: 137 (0%)
Walked: 1,130 (4%)
Other means: 288 (1%)
Worked at home: 421 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 4608
$10,000 to $14,999: 2901
$15,000 to $19,999: 2349
$20,000 to $24,999: 2128
$25,000 to $29,999: 2061
$30,000 to $34,999: 2246
$35,000 to $39,999: 1720
$40,000 to $44,999: 1691
$45,000 to $49,999: 1461
$50,000 to $59,999: 2644
$60,000 to $74,999: 2506
$75,000 to $99,999: 2185
$100,000 to $124,999: 779
$125,000 to $149,999: 248
$150,000 to $199,999: 237
$200,000 or more: 278

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 11700

Portuguese: 7641

Subsaharan African:: 7447

Irish: 6755

French (except Basque): 6621

Cape Verdean: 6031

French Canadian: 4881

Italian: 4369

English: 3393

United States or American: 2791

Polish: 2610

German: 1038

Arab:: 588

African: 481

Russian: 480

Scottish: 471

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 428

Scotch-Irish: 413

Nigerian: 397

Greek: 381

Swedish: 350

Liberian: 312

Syrian: 308

Canadian: 243

Haitian: 174

Lebanese: 156

Ghanian: 150

Armenian: 148

Ukrainian: 126

Norwegian: 118

Arab/Arabic: 95

Brazilian: 84

British: 84

Dutch: 80

Lithuanian: 80

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 64

West Indian: 62

Jamaican: 55

Finnish: 53

Eastern European: 45

European: 44

Senegalese: 37

Swiss: 35

Danish: 33

Barbadian: 29

Albanian: 28

Northern European: 28

Hungarian: 26

Other Subsaharan African: 25

Belizean: 25

Romanian: 22

Welsh: 22

British West Indian: 19

Czech: 19

Austrian: 19

Other Arab: 14

Sierra Leonean: 14

Czechoslovakian: 13

Latvian: 13

Belgian: 10

Egyptian: 8

Slovak: 7

Jordanian: 7

Bulgarian: 6

Slavic: 5

Iranian: 5

Yugoslavian: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Other Western Africa (27%)
Portugal (21%)
Colombia (16%)
Dominican Republic (6%)
Canada (3%)
Mexico (2%)
Guatemala (2%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 41709
Northeast: 9723
Midwest: 705
South: 1344
West: 550

60% of Pawtucket residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 16% lived in Rhode Island.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 586
Nursery to 4th grade: 404
5th and 6th grade: 678
7th and 8th grade: 1,117
9th grade: 1,251
10th grade: 1,131
11th grade: 812
12th grade, no diploma: 1,477
High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,353
Less than 1 year of college: 1,217
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,335
Associate degree: 1,466
Bachelor's degree: 2,081
Master's degree: 726
Professional school degree: 385
Doctorate degree: 163

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 885
Nursery to 4th grade: 477
5th and 6th grade: 724
7th and 8th grade: 1,409
9th grade: 1,542
10th grade: 1,365
11th grade: 1,064
12th grade, no diploma: 1,347
High school graduate (or equivalency): 8,086
Less than 1 year of college: 1,587
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,202
Associate degree: 1,746
Bachelor's degree: 2,145
Master's degree: 1,059
Professional school degree: 239
Doctorate degree: 73

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 7.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 9.8%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 20.3%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 17.6%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 10.2%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 13.4%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 9.6%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 12.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 9.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 13.4%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $42,869
Black householders: $27,021
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $30,870
Asian householders: $42,130
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $8,087
Some other race householders: $30,428
Two or more races householders: $48,085
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $29,344

Pawtucket household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Pawtucket household income for Black householders

Pawtucket household income for Some other race householders

Pawtucket household income for Two or more races householders

Pawtucket household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Pawtucket marital status for males

Pawtucket marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $231,356
Black or African American householders: $230,188
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $249,350
Asian householders: $193,731
Some other race householders: $220,840
Two or more races householders: $240,704
Hispanic or Latino householders: $226,682

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 10,006
One, attached: 444
Two: 6,017
3 or 4: 8,257
5 to 9: 3,006
10 to 19: 1,133
20 to 49: 737
50 or more: 1,760
Mobile homes: 452
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $33,100

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Pawtucket:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (60%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (36%) Electricity (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (64%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%) Electricity (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,362

Here:	15.5%
Rhode Island:	12.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 645

Here:	15.6%
Rhode Island:	12.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 884

Here:	26.5%
Rhode Island:	43.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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